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TORSK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does torsk mean? 

TORSK (noun)
  The noun TORSK has 1 sense:

1. large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to codplay

  Familiarity information: TORSK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TORSK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Brosme brosme; cusk; torsk

Hypernyms ("torsk" is a kind of...):

gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)

Meronyms (parts of "torsk"):

cusk (the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters)


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